Apps are here to stay so why shouldn't we use them in the English classroom?

1. Twitter, Facebook, Apps, … in the English
Classroom. Do you dare?
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Lleida

2. Share your thoughts, photos, and ideas with the hashtag
#MTALLEIDA and win a prize!
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3. Why?
How?
When?
What?

4. Why?

5. http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/politica/celia
-villalobos-juega-candy-crash-congreso-mientras-
habla-rajoy-3965690
What sort of
things do you
usually do on
your mobile
phone?
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6. http://marketingland.com/survey-teens-spend-2x-
more-time-with-mobile-than-pcs-or-tvs-139775
Survey August 2015

7. Would most of
our students
recognise
these
gadgets?
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8. SO MANY TOOLS IN SUCH
A LITTLE GADGET
(ABEL GALVEZ BENITO NOVEMBER 2015)
Word processor
Mp4 players/ipod
E-reader
Digital camera
Voice recorder
Video camera
Video editing suite
Electronic dictionaries
Calculator
Post-it
Radio
…And many more
Think about the
ENDLESS possibilities
of classroom use ...
THE SWISS
PENKNIFE
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9. Are mobile phones
allowed in your
school?
What’s the policy at
your school?

10. Pros and cons of
smartphone use
PROS CONS
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11. Pros and cons of
smartphone use
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PROS CONS
Colloquial English use (not in
textbook)
A sense of community
Enhances communication
Caters for diversity
Blurs the line between personal
and professional roles of teachers
and students
Privacy
Some students see it as pleasure
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12. LITTLE CHANGES
TAKE COURAGE
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO 2015
We must empower learners with the tools and
abilities to use technology in the class
• Making colleagues and families aware of the
impact of technology
• Making students aware of Digital Citizenship
• Setting clear LIMITS of mobile use
• Setting good modelling examples of use
• Creating motivating activities
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13. How?

14. • Inform parents about
the educative use of
smartphones.
• Set clear rules before
having M-learning
lessons.
• Make the rules public.
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15. THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK
Make
students
aware of
digital
citizenship
and their
digital
footprint.
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16. TELL STUDENTS TO LIMIT
THEIR EXPOSURE TO
SOCIAL NETWORKS
AND COMPUTER TIME
YOU MUST
STOP AFTER
THREE HOURS
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17. Discuss the issue of
digital privacy
Separate life from
work
Use closed groups if
possible
Set limits

18. Closed groups
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19. Edmodo provides a secure environment
www.edmodo.com
14 year old restriction

20. When?

21. Age restrictions

22. What?

23. M-learning =>
The key is the
methodology

24. What?

25. APPS FOR
VOCABULARY LEARNING
QUIZLET
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26. APPS FOR
VOCABULARY LEARNING
BE SMART, GET MOBILE
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO OCTOBER 2015
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27. APPS FOR
GRAMMAR
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28. APPS FOR
GRAMMAR
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29. APPS FOR
LISTENING
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30. APPS FOR
LISTENING
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31. APPS FOR
WRITING

32. APPS FOR
WRITING

33. APPS FOR
WRITING

34. APPS FOR
READING

35. APPS FOR
“GAMMIFICATION”

36. Grammar practice
Error correction
FACEBOOK: Grammar

37. FACEBOOK: Showcase of
your projects

38. FACEBOOK: Commenting on
others’ projects

39. FACEBOOK: Song poll

40. FACEBOOK: Small talk

41. FACEBOOK: Project on the
making

42. http://historicaltweets.com/
TWEETER: Writing practice
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43. • Web search about
Shakespeare
• Tweeting a quote or a fact
you enjoyed.
• HASHTAG #
• #SHAKESPEARE2016
• #OROENGLISH
TWEETER: Writing opinion
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44. •Write a very short story
•You can only use 10
words.
•HASHTAG #
#OROENGLISH
TWEETER: Writing
Very short stories
A dialogue

45. TWEETER: Showcase
of projects

46. Upload at least
4 pictures form
your last
holidays and
write a comment
to each one.
INSTAGRAM: Photolog
on your holidays

47. Have a look at
these two
instagram ads.
Design a new
one
INSTAGRAM: Advertising

48. Make Students Design
Their Own

49. To learn more …
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